2. The words “back to a” shouldn’t be in that statement because that would be saying that I actually had a “normal” writing schedule at one point in my life.

That said, here’s what I’ve been up to this week:

The weekend was primarily spent trying to gain ground on non-writing commitments that have suffered because of travel, holidays and my fight against a healthy BMI. Even so, I was able to tap out a few more bullet points for “Bodies” and spent a fair amount of time staring at the wall rethinking some of the early chapters of “Boots”. In between those moments I prepared for some time on the road.

Now, I could blame my failure to reach my 12,000 word goal this week on the fact that I forgot to bring the little plastic zipper bag of real coffee to replace whatever it is they have in those little pouches in hotel rooms. Or I could blame it on the fascinating folks in the next room who apparently thought that they had found the one hotel in the world that had spent the time and money to sound-proof their rooms.

I suppose I could have just taken some antacid and popped in my ear buds and shut off both distractions. Instead, I continued to work in “holiday mode” and just let the week happen.